Escape from New York (1981)

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Wednesday 5 June
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Escape from New York

Former special forces soldier Snake Plissken is sentenced to life on Manhattan Island, an anarchic penal colony for the most dangerous criminals. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes there, Snake is coerced into rescuing the US president from prisoners holding him hostage. John Carpenter's sci-fi action adventure, with Kurt Russell, Donald Pleasence, Lee Van Cleef, Adrienne Barbeau and Isaac Hayes

Escape from New York airs on Sky Max at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 5 June. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Certificate
15
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
Adventure
Science Fiction
Kurt Russell
Actor
Lee Van Cleef
Actor
Donald Pleasence
Actor